LOMEPAL. A complaint filed against rapper Lomepal led to the opening of a rape investigation according to Actu Paris. The facts date back to 2017.
An investigation for rape charges was opened by the Paris prosecutor’s office, after the rape charges against Lomepal. The information, revealed by News Paris and confirmed by The Parisianputs the rapper back in the news, a few days after a message published on Instagram by Jenna Boulmedaïs, journalist and co-founder of the media Joly Môme, wondering about the “silence that there is in certain circles, concerning the illegal actions” of several “men who feel untouchable.”
According to the elements collected by the two media, this would concern facts which would have occurred in New York, in 2017. The complaint had been filed in 2020 by this “acquaintance”, as the complainant is presented. “Investigations are currently continuing,” the prosecution said. News Parisspecifying that it is the 3rd Regional Directorate of the Judicial Police which is in charge of the investigation.
Allegations on social media
“How long will the silence last?” On social networks, the controversy swelled a few weeks ago, making Lomepal one of the most discussed topics on Twitter. In question, the Instagram publication of Jenna Boulmedaïs: “It has been two years now that I have heard, in the world of music, testimonies of women who have suffered the inappropriate and unwanted gestures of Antoine Lomepal”, she writes in her publication, in which she also mentions two men who are the subject of legal proceedings, complaints and testimonies published in the media. Gérard Depardieu (accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment and indicted) and Nicolas Bedos (under investigation for rape and sexual assault).
This message, if it is widely seen and commented on on social networks, had only implicated the rapper without any tangible element: no testimony, no specific accusations concerning Lomepal, no concrete story that could support a bet. in question. No complaint has been filed, no legal proceedings have been initiated against the rapper, who has not yet spoken about these allegations, which, at this stage at least, can only be considered as rumors. . The rapper is presumed innocent and there is nothing to confirm that he behaved in a way that could be qualified as criminal.
The journalist insisted on social networks: “I repeat: THE WHOLE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS AWARE. This silence is literally no longer possible. Seeing his name as headliner for many festivals as well. is the heart in pieces that I hear the fans screaming his lyrics without even knowing what kind of man he is. Talk about it, to pretend not to know is to be complicit, it is to accept.”
On Twitter, the apple singer had shared the publication of Jenna Boulmedaïs with his own community, adding confusion. Remember: for the time being, the rapper Lomepal has not reacted to this questioning.